Hello nursing students!! I have a question for you...
I am currently working on my pre-reqs, and the sooner I get to applying, I am hearing more and more how "hard" nursing school is...how it "sucks"...and how it is "really hard on relationships"......
My advisor has even said you have no life while going to NS.
Please, please tell me what is it EXACTLY that makes them say this. Is it the work/study load? Is it clinical time? Is it that "hard"? what exactly? how is it different from what I am doing now with my classes?
I really appreciate what you have to say. At least I will know the whys of what I am hearing!
(I've also heard of how bad chemistry is, and I'm loving that...so it's all relative, isn't it??)
Nursing school is incredibly difficult. Time management skills and personal organization need to be top-notch to do well (note I said "do well," not "pass." You can still skate by if that's your thing, but I don't recommend it).
Nursing school definitely does a good job of weeding out slackers and people who are on the fence about nursing, imo. This is the kind of schooling where it takes brains AND heart to find your way.
i graduated in dec 2008 and i know my program was hard and sucked! it was maily due to the amount of work, studying time, clinical time, and all the extra practice things they expected you to participate in. i missed a lot of time with my daughter when she was very young because of this, but it's all worth it in the end! maybe yours won't be like that, best of luck!!
it was maily due to the amount of work, studying time, clinical time, and all the extra practice things they expected you to participate in. i missed a lot of time with my daughter when she was very young because of this, but it's all worth it in the end! maybe yours won't be like that, best of luck!! 
Sendana
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Nursing school is incredibly difficult. Time management skills and personal organization need to be top-notch to do well (note I said "do well," not "pass." You can still skate by if that's your thing, but I don't recommend it).
Nursing school definitely does a good job of weeding out slackers and people who are on the fence about nursing, imo. This is the kind of schooling where it takes brains AND heart to find your way.